Heycroft Primary School
Primary schoolHeycroft Primary School is a primary school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 349 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Inadequate (overall), February 2023, before the school changed, serious weaknesses
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 9 February 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Inadequate
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 43% of pupils at Heycroft Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Southend-on-Sea and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Eastwood Primary School & NurseryPrimary. Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed560 m
- Kingsdown SchoolSpecial. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade580 m
- The Eastwood AcademySecondary. Standards maintained, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.2 (2025/26, provisional)710 m
- Edwards Hall Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 88% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- The St Christopher SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), April 20241.3 km
- Blenheim Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Southend-on-Sea
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).